Alpenus investigatorum
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Species of moth
| Alpenus investigatorum | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Alpenus |
| Species: | A. investigatorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)
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Alpenus investigatorum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1898. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola and Ghana.[1]
The larvae feed on Begonia , Carica papaya , Commelina , Aster , Bidens pilosa , Cosmos , Dahlia , Galinsoga parviflora , Zinnia , Ipomoea batatas , Brassica oleracea , Ricinus , Zea mays , Gossypium , Morus , Boerhavia , Arachis hypogaea , Russelia juncea and Nicotiana tabacum .
References
[edit ]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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